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I have some concerns about some of the "mythological mothers" from the list. Bithiah is not a mother and Yashoda isn't either. They are adoptive and foster caregivers respectively. 47.197.4.142 (talk) 23:03, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
"By raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring" is an illogical statement. The definition of offspring is something that came from something else. A mother is someone who gives birth to a child. By every metric and definition of what a mother is, there is only one type of mother (motherhood can't be divided into types, it quite literally has a singular definition, a woman who births a child). A non-biological female caregiver (such as step 'mothers' or adoptive 'mothers') is a female who takes care of a child but that is different from being a mother. Non-biological so-called "mothers" aren't real mothers. 208.30.108.183 (talk) 13:36, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The mention of non-biological female caregivers is irrelevant.
Non-biological female caregivers (adoptive, step, foster female caregivers) aren't mothers in any real sense and wikipedia itself acknowledges this itself both here and in commons. A mother is one who is tied to a child because she gave birth to it. Adoptive, step, and foster "mothers" aren't mothers. 208.30.108.183 (talk) 20:17, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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